Railway car



June 16, 1931.- E. R. SWANSON RAILWAY CAR 2 Sheets-Sheet Filed July 31,1950 I III IIIIIIIII June 16, 1931. E. R. SWANSON RAILWAY CAR 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 31, 1930 w% x MN WM MN %N. h I M NM b m h mmwm MN I l W m MN m\ ww m. mm v fh n UNITED STATES? v sists in providinga car Patented @Jtme 16,193].

ENT; OFFICE neat B'LSWANSON, or CHICAGO,

ROOFING COMPANY.1OE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE RAILWAYcan A ncamn fiieamy a1, 1930. Serial No. 472,168.

My invention relates to railway cars and more particularly to' meansassociated with the roof structure of railway cars of the box-typeadapted to cooperate with load ilifting devices whereby automobiles andother similar lading may be moved intoor out of the car or raised withinthe car.

A principal object of the invention is to provide simple andrugged meanscooperable with load lifting devices devices'associated with the roofstructure in such manner as to occupy a minimum amount of the ladingcarrying space of the car.

A principal feature of the invention conhaving upstanding carlineportions w h a longitudinally disposedbeam extending between the carlineportions in overlapping relation to the outer face of an adjacent roofsheet,a member 29 being disposed beneath the roof sheets and rigidlysecured to the beam and constituting means for supporting a loadliftingdevice. Another feature of the invention consists in providing the carwith a longitudinally extending beam arranged in overlapping relation toan adjacent roof sheet and in associating therewith a member whichextends transversely of the car beneath the roof sheet and is rigidlysecured 'to the beam a portion of the member being spaced from theroofsheet to receive a load lifting device. I

- A further feature of the invention con sists in providing a'car havingupstanding carline portions with a longitudinally extending beam ofinverted channel-shape, the beam having laterally projecting flangessecured in overlapping relation to the outer 1 face: of an adjacent roofsheet, a member being rigidly secured to the flanges ofthe beam beneaththefroof sheet and constituting means for supporting a load liftingdevice. v i j A stillfurther feature of the invention consistsin'providing a car having upstanding carline above the roof sheets andarrangedon opposite sides of the carline portions, the adjoining ends ofadjacent beams being con portions with a plurality 0tv longitudinallyextending beams disposed nected by means extending beneath the car-'ILLINOIS; ASSIGNOR- T0 CHICAGO-CLEVELAND line portions and formingtherewith strucg tures of box-like section, each of said means beingadapted to serve as a support for a load lifting. devlce.

Other and more specific features of the invention residing inadvantageous forms, combinations and relations of parts will hereinafter,appear and be pointed outin the claims. j

In the drawings illustrating preferred embodiments of the invention,-

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the upper portion ofarailway boxcar embodying one form of the invention;

Figure Z'is a. fragmentary sectional view taken on line 2-2, Figure l.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on line 3-3,Figure 2.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional View taken on line l-'-l,Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line 55, Figure 4. v

'Figure6 is a View corresponding to Figure l, illustrating a modifiedform of the.

. invention.

a Figure?' is a fragmentary sectional View taken on line 7-7, Figure 6.

"Referring more particularly to thedrawings, 1 indicates the side platesand 2 the end plates ofthe roof structure of a railway box car of anysuitable design. The roofsheets designated by th advantageously extend,continuously from e reference numeral 3,".may-

one side of the car to the other and attheir eaves edges they areflanged downwardly as at at for attachment to adjoining portions of theside plates by rivets 5.

Instead of employing separable carlinesfor rigidifying the roofstructure, the adjoin,-

ing portions of adjacent roof sheets are each provided with an upwardlyextending leg .6 which terminates in a laterally projecting flange 7spaced considerably above the major portion of the roof sheet. Theflanged poi tion 7 of adjacent roof sheets are overlap pingly secured byrivets 8 whereby the roof is formed with upwardly extending portionswhich in effect constitute and function as carlines. Since these carlineportions may advantageously decrease progressively in depth fromadjacent the ridge of the roof the flanged portions 7 of each roof sheetas it approaches the eaves edges thereof is formed with downturnedportions 9 which overla the adjacent leg 6 of the adjoining roof s eet.To connect the end roof sheets with the side plates they mayadvantageousl he formed with downturned flanges 10 or attachment byrivets 11 to adjoining portions of the end plates.

As is usual in box car construction, the roof is provided with alongitudinally extending running board formed of a plurality of planks12. At their ends the planks 12 are rigidly connected together and tothe end plates by brackets 13 while intermediate their ends they areconnected to ether and to the carline portions by angle shaped brackets14.

Extending longitudinally of the car above the roof sheets andrespectively disposed on opposite sides of the carline portions arebeams 15. Each of these beams is formed with a web portion 16 anddownwardly extending legs 17 terminating in oppositely disposedlaterally extending flanges 18 arranged in overlapping relation to theouter face of an adjacent roof sheet. The portions of the beams adjacentthe carline portions are formed with upturned flanges 19 adapted tooverlap the outer faces of the legs 6 of thereof sheets. The adjoiningends of adjacent beams are rigidly connected by members 20 extendinglongitudinally of the car beneath the roof sheets. Each of these membersis formed with a plate portion 21 and downwardly extending marginalflanges 22 and is rigidly secured to the lateral flanges 18 of anadjacent beam by rivets 23 passing through the latter and the plate 21of the member. Inasmuch as the members 20 extend beneath the callineportions they form with the latter structures of boxlike section,therebystrengthening the carline portions and 'rigidifying the roofstructure as a whole. The arrangement of the members 20 is such that achain, rope or other suitable means capable of cooperating with a loadlifting device may be conveniently supported thereby.

Extending transversely of the car beneath the roof sheets are aplurality of members 24 respectively connected to the beams 15. One ormore of these members may be associated with each beam and each of themis formed with a plate portion 25 and downturned marginal flanges 26.The members are preferably secured to the beams by rivets 27 which passthrough the lateral flanges of the latter and the plate portions 25 ofthe former. The central portion of each of the members 24 is preferablybowed or arched downwardly to provide a space therebetween and theadjoining portion of the adjacent roof sheet so that a chain, rope, noseof a. hook, or other suitable means capable of supporting a load liftingdevice may be inserted therein.

From the foregoing it will be perceived that the beams 15 are rigidlyconnected to each other sothat forces transmitted to them from the meansfor supporting load lifting devices will be more or less evenlydistributed throughout the roof structure and not concentrated inlocalized areas. F urthermore, the means employed for connecting thebeams serve to rigidify the carline portions of the roof and areadaptedto serve as supports for load lifting devices. It will also be perceivedthat inasmuch as the beams 15 are located on the outside of the roofsheets the revenue earning space of the car is not impaired.

In Figures 6 to 9 inclusive the invention is shown as applied to a roofemploying separate carlines instead of carlines formed integrally withthe roof sheet-s. In this form of the invention the roof sheets 3 areprovided with upturned flanges 28 and the adjacent flanges of adjoiningroof sheets are embraced by the carlines designated by the referencenumeral, 29. Each of these carlines is of U-shape and has dowmvardlytending legs 31 which terminate in laterally projecting flanges 32arranged iuoverlapping relation to adjacent portions of the roof sheets.The carlines and roof sheets may be conveniently connected by rivets 33passing through the flanges 28 and the legs 31.

. In order that the major portion of the flanges 18 of the beams 15 maybe in engagement with the roof sheets 3 they are offset upwardly as at34 to pass over the lateral flanges 32 of the carlines. Instead ofemploying members 20 for connecting the adjoining ends of adjacentbeams, the latter may be secured together by rivets 35 which passthrough the flanges 19 of the beams and the legs 31 of the carlines. Inthis manner the separate beams will function as a single one. Thesupporting members for the load lifting devices are of the same designin this form of the invention as in the form illustrated in Figures 1 to5 inclusive and they are, associated with the beams in the same manner.

It will be readily appreciated that the invention is not limited in itsapplication to roof structures of the particular types illustrated inthe drawings and that various changes or modifications may be madewithout departing from the spirit of the invention as defined by thefollowing claims.

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2, A roof for railway cars involvingroof sheets, car-line portionsextending upwardly tions,

above said roof sheets, a beam' extending longitudinally of the carbetween said carline portionsand above vsaid roofsheets, said beamhaving portions disposed in 'over-. lapping engagement with, saidcarline porand members extending transversely of the car beneath theroof sheets, each of said members being rigidly secured to said beam andconstituting means for supporting a load lifting device.

3. A roof for railway cars involving roof sheets, upstanding carlineportions, a beam extending longitudinally of the car between saidcarline portions above the roof sheets,

said beam having lateral flanges rigidly secured to the roof sheets, andmembers extendingtransversely of the car beneath the roof sheets, eachof said members being rigidly secured to the flanges of the beam andconstituting means for supporting a load lifting device. I A

4, A roof for railway cars involving roof sheets, carline portions of:inverted channel shape extending above said roof sheets, alongitudinally disposed beam extendingrbetween said 'carline portionsand rigidly se cured to an adjacent roof sheet in overlapping relationtothe outer face of the latter, and members extending transversely ofthe car beneath the roof sheets, each of said members being rigidlysecured to said beam for supporting a load lifting device.

5. A roof for railway cars involving roof sheets integrally formed withupwardly ex-. tending carline portions, a beamextending longitudinallyof the'car between said carline portions above the roof sheets, saidbeam having portions disposed in overlapping engagement with saidcarline portions, and members extending transversely ofthe carconstituting means for supporting a load lifting device, each of saidmembers being rigidly secured to the. beam and an adjacent roof sheet. vr

6. A roof for railway cars involving roof sheets, carline portionsextending upwardly above said roof sheets, a beam extendinglongitudinally of thecar betweensaid car- ,line portions and above theroof sheets,said beam being of inverted channel shape and havingoppositely CllSPOSGCl laterally proj ecting flanges, said flanges 1being rigidly posed on opposite sides of secured to theladj acent roofsheet, and members extending transversely of :the car beneath the roofsheets, each of said members being rigidly securedto the flanges of saidbeam and constituting means for supporting a load lifting device. I

7. A roof for railway cars involvingroof sheets, carlineportions'projecting above said roof sheets, a longitudinally disposedbeam extending between said carline portions above the roof sheets, andmembers extending transversely of the car beneath the roof sheets andrigidly secured to saidbeam, each of said members having aportion'disposed in spaced relation to the adjacent roof sheet whereby aload lifting device may be inserted between 'theroof sheet and saidportion to be supported by the latter,

. .8. Aroof for railway cars'involving roof sheets, carline portionsextending upward. ly above said roof sheets, a plurality of beamsextending longitudinally of the car above the roof sheets andrespectively disposed on opposite sides of said carline portions, andmeans extending longitudinally of the car beneath said roof sheets forcon nectingadjoining ends of adjacent beams, and a member rigidlysecured to each beam 'andextending transversely of the carbeneath theroof sheets, said member con- ,stituting means for, supporting a loadlift ing device. r 9. A roof for railway cars involving a plurality ofroof sheets, carline portions extending upwardly above saidroof sheets,

beams extending longitudinally of the car above the roof sheets andrespectively dissa-id carline portions, each of said beams havinglaterally projecting flanges, means extending beneath said carlineportions for rigidly connecting adjoining ends of adjacent beams, andmembers extending transversely of the car heneath said roof sheets, eachof said members being rigidly secured to the. lateral flanges of anadjacent beam and constitutingmeans for supporting a load liftingdevice.

10. roof for railway cars involving a plurality of root sheets, invertedchannel shaped cal-line portions projecting upwardly above said roofsheets, beams extending longitudinally of the car above said roof.

sheets on opposite sides of said carline pertions, members extendinglongitudinally of the earbeneath the roof sheets andrigidly secured toadjoining endsof adjacent beams, said members forming with the carlinepor-.

tions structures of box-like section, and

plurality of roof sheet-s, carline portions of inverted channel shapeprojecting upwardly above said root sheets, beams extendinglongitudinally of the ear above said root sheets on opposite sides ofsaid carline portions, each of said beams being of inverted channelshape and having oppositely disposed laterally projecting flangessecured to the roof sheets, members extending longitudinally of the carbeneath said. carline portions for rigidly coi'inecting adjoining endsof adjacent beams, said longitudinal members forming with. the carlineportions structures of box-like section, and trans versely extendingmembers disposed beneath the root sheets and respectively secured to thelateral flanges of said beams, each of said longitudinally andtransversel extending members constituting means adapted to support aload lifting device.

12. A roof for 'ailway cars involving roof sheets having marginalflanges along their side edges, carlines extending upvmrdly above said.roof sheets and respectively secured tothe adjacent marginal flanges ofneighboring roof sheets, a beam extending longitudinally of the carabove said rooit sheets between said cal-lines, and members extendingtransversely of the car beneath the root sheets, each of said membersbeing rigidly secured. to said beam and constituting means forsupporting a load lifting device.

13. A rooi for railway cars i nvolving roof sheets, ca-rlines extendingupwardly above said roof sheets and rigidly secured to adjoiningportions of neigl'iboring rooi" sheets, each of said carlines having alaterally extending flange, a beam extending longitudinally of the carabove said roof sheets be tween said carlines and resting upon thelateral flanges of the latter, and members extending transversely of thecar beneath the roof sheets, each of said members being rigidly securedto said beam and constituting means for supporting a load liftingdevice. V

14. A roof for railway cars involving roof sheets, carlines extendingupwardly above the roof sheets and rigidly secured to adjacent portionsof neighboring roof sheets, each of said carlines having doWn wardlyextending legs terminating in lateral flanges, beams extendinglongitudinally of the car above said roof sheets on opposite sides ofsaid carlines, each of said. beams being rigidly secured to adjacentlegs of neighboring carlines and resting upon the lateral flanges of thelatter, and members extending transversely of the car beneath the roofsheets, each ot said members being rigidly secured to an adjacent beamand constituting means for supporting a load lifting device.

15. A roof for railway cars involving a plurality of root sheets,carlines extending upwardly above the root sheets and rigidly secured toadjoining portions of neighboring root sheets, each of said carlinesbeing provided with laterally extending flanges, beams extendinglongitudinally of the car above said roof sheets on opposite sides'ofsaid cal-lines, each of said beams being of channel shap and havinglaterally extend ing flanges rigidly secured to an adjacent roof sheetand resting upon the lateral flanges of neighboring carlines, andmembers extending transversely of the car beneath the roof sheets, eachof said members being rigidly secured to the lateral flanges of anadjacent beam and constituting means for supporting a load liftingdevice.

'16. A roof for railway cars involving roof sheets, a beam member rigidwith the roof and disposed in overlapping relation to the outer face oian adjacent root sheet, and a member disposed beneath the roof sheetsand rigidly secured to said beam, said member constituting means forsupporting a load lifting device.

17. A l'OOIf for railway cars involving a root sheet, car-line means, abeam extending longitudinally oi. the car in (werlapping re lation tothe outer face of said root sheet, and a member disposed beneath theroo" sheets and rigidly secured to said beam, said member having aportion disposed in spaced relation to tie roof sheets and.corstitul'ing means 'i'or supporting a load litting device.

18. A roof for railway cars involving roof sheets, cal-line means, abeam rigidly secured to said carline means and extending lmigiiudinallyot the car in overlapping relation to one ol said roof sheets, and amember disposed beneath said last named roof sheet and rigidly securedto said beam, said member constituting means for supporting a loadlifting device.

In testimony whereof I my signature.

EARL R. SlVANSON.

